U.S. Post Office (Demopolis, Alabama)

U.S. Post Office (Demopolis, Alabama)

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location= Demopolis, Alabama
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 31
lat_seconds = 6
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 16
long_direction = W
locmapin = Alabama
area =
built =1914
architect= Anderson,A. & Co.; Taylor,John Knox
architecture=
added = July 28, 1984
governing_body = U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
refnum=84000657cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
The U.S. Post Office in Demopolis, Alabama is a historic post office. It was built in 1914 in a Jeffersonian Neoclassical style. The facade is granite and brick with five arched bays, the three central bays feature Palladian windows. The roof line is crowned with a vasiform balustrade. The interior is marble.Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: "The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama", page 15. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 189164758X] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1984 due to its architectural significance.

ee also

*National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama

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